<description>&lt;p&gt;It was a hot summer day on July 24, 1996, when 7-year-old Morgan Violi went outside to play with a friend at the Shive Lane apartment complex where she lived with her mom and two sisters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A man driving an older-model, maroon Chevrolet van pulled up alongside the girls, jumped out and tried to grab the girl Morgan was playing with but was unsuccessful, so, he snatched Morgan, threw her into the van and sped away. The van was stolen out of Dayton, Ohio, and was recovered two days later in Franklin, Tennessee, 30 miles south of Nashville. The van was scrubbed clean. &amp;nbsp;The search for Morgan lasted until October 26, 1996, when her skeletal remains were found in the woods off I-65 in White House, Tennessee, 30 miles north of Nashville. &amp;nbsp;A suspect was never located, and the case went cold for nearly 30 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cold case kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Morgan Violi and the forensic evidence that solved her case and led to a confession by the killer.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcribe Highlights&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;00:01.31 Introduction&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;01:18.66 Prison escapee kills 7-year-old&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;05:04.06 Watching children&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;10:19.84 Fiber solves cold case&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;14:56.99 Robert Froberg, the killer, 61 now&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;25:01.86 Unlocking door to scientific truth&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;29:56.86 Examining decomposition&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;35:21.14 Van found two days after Morgan kidnapped&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;39:17.35 Conclusion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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1996 Cold Case: Kidnap/Murder of 7-year-old, SOLVED! 

MAR 5, 202639 MIN
Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

1996 Cold Case: Kidnap/Murder of 7-year-old, SOLVED! 

MAR 5, 202639 MIN

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It was a hot summer day on July 24, 1996, when 7-year-old Morgan Violi went outside to play with a friend at the Shive Lane apartment complex where she lived with her mom and two sisters in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A man driving an older-model, maroon Chevrolet van pulled up alongside the girls, jumped out and tried to grab the girl Morgan was playing with but was unsuccessful, so, he snatched Morgan, threw her into the van and sped away. The van was stolen out of Dayton, Ohio, and was recovered two days later in Franklin, Tennessee, 30 miles south of Nashville. The van was scrubbed clean.  The search for Morgan lasted until October 26, 1996, when her skeletal remains were found in the woods off I-65 in White House, Tennessee, 30 miles north of Nashville.  A suspect was never located, and the case went cold for nearly 30 years. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the cold case kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Morgan Violi and the forensic evidence that solved her case and led to a confession by the killer.       Transcribe Highlights 00:01.31 Introduction 01:18.66 Prison escapee kills 7-year-old 05:04.06 Watching children  10:19.84 Fiber solves cold case 14:56.99 Robert Froberg, the killer, 61 now 25:01.86 Unlocking door to scientific truth 29:56.86 Examining decomposition 35:21.14 Van found two days after Morgan kidnapped 39:17.35 Conclusion  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.